Ironing-board.



No. 827,237. PATENTBD JULY 521, 190s.

' F. 11o-FACER.,

- IRONING BOARD. APPLITION FILED NAYS, 1905.

- FRED HOEACKRQF-PRT-LA9 MANE' 11;.if= fflBCNlNG-BARD-" l l ,To @ZZ whom it may con/cervi.'-v

Be it known that l, FRED HoFAcKER, a

citizen of the United States,`residing at Portland, in the county of Cumberland 'and State of Maine, have-invented certain new and use- Y ful Improvements in Ironing-Boards; and'I do declare the following'to bea full, clear,

and eXact description of the invention, suchl as` will, enable others skilled in, the art vto which it appertains to make: and4 use the y same.

My invention relates to improvements in ironing-boards and in clamping devices therefor.

of devices of lthis char'actenfand-thereby render the same more durable, convenient, and I 'efiicient 1n useand less expensive to "manufacture. i

. With the.y above and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, `-and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed. f y In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is l a perspective view of myimproved` ironingboard, showing thesa-rne set up for use andy *applied to a mantel orcabinet."v Fig, 2 is a f bracket.

longitudinal sectional view throughthe de- Jvice, showing the same applied'toa small plan view ofthe Fig. 3 is ra to p clamp and the end of. t e ironing-board to which it is attached. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the same.' Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the clamp, and Fig. 6 is a perspectivefview of the tightening-lever `of the clamp.

- f Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1

its ends my improved'clampin means of `which it may be attac f or cleat 3 upon a wall-cabinet or mantel4 denotes an ironing-board which. has at oneof device 2, by led to a ledge (shown in Fig. '1 of the drawingslorfa small port, as shown at 8- `wallbracket 5. y(Shown inFig. 2 of the drawings.) The` bracket shown in Fig. l2 consists of abase 6, to which'the cleat 3*,is secured, as shown at `7, and l,which-'is screwed or otherwise attached' to a wall or other supmantel 4 (shown in Fig@ '1 of the drawings) consists of a base 9, to the lowercentralportion of which is attached the cleat 3 and to the top of which is attached,AV by means of brackets- 10, a shelf 1.1. Beneath said shelf and vbetween said brackets is provided a casv ing 12, in which a sliding drawer 13 is mount- Specification of Letters Patent.

vThe object of the invention isfto improve andy simplify the construction and operation the dra-wings. .clamp is looselyconnected, by means .of

- tightening-lever 29,. vlarged inner end. through which the rod passes, and saidv end is formedwithtwo lugs eesses in the top of'said boss.

The 'wall-cabinet orvv other objects.

yThe cleats xor 'ledges have .the undersides of their outer edges beveled, as shown at 14,

l.to permit the'jaws of `the .clamp 2. to be read.- ily engaged therewith. The clamp'2 comprises two members 15 and 16, `which have coacting clampingjaws 17` and 18. The member 15 is secured, as shown at 19,'upon the top and innerV endof the ironing-board 1 and is formed at-its center with an opening 20, whichvis surrounded by an annular wall or boss 21. The 'upper face or edge'of this boss 21 is provided with cams 23, which-are formed by providing recesseswith inclined i ed; i `Thebase is'adapted to be attaelledv to i i p Aa wallk or othersupport'and'the `shelf 1l will l bevery convenient for supporting a lamp or j 6ol l bottoms, as clearly shown in `Fi s. 2 and 5 of The other mem er A16 ofthe 'screws r24, to a cross-bar 25, provided upon vthe bottom of `the stud'26, which extends through the opening 20 in the 'clamp member 15 and has its upper end screw-threaded, as shown at 27, to receive a winged nut 28. By means of this nut the jaws 17 and'18 of the clamp may be adjusted to snugly engage the cleat or'ledge 3;

ironing-board 1, and is formed with'an upwardly-projecting. rod orl but in order to bind them more firmly in en- 5 gagement` therewith I provide upon the rod 26v between the winged nut and the boss 21 a This lever `has an en- 130, which are adapted to ride upon or engage the inclined bottoms or cams 23 of the rethe clamp to the cleat 3 the lever 29 is swung longitudinally or parallel with the ironingboard, so that its lugs 30 engage the lower.-

In'applying j most portions of the cams or recesses 23, and

the clamp is then tightened by swinging the. lever 29 inwardly to cause its lugs to ridel upon the cams 23. Thel jaws of the device will'be caused to firmly sidesof the cleat 3. In order to support the outer end of the ironing-board,i1 provide `a folding leg 31,

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engage the opposite ros which is hinged, as shown at 32, upon the,l

under side of said board. When the ironingp I- 4board is not in use, the leg 31 may be swung inwardly upon the under side -of the board, so. as to be retained by a turn-button 33 in a recessed portion 34 of the cross-bar 25, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

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From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inven rvtion will be readily understood Without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion,

p .and the minor'details of construction may be resorted to Without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An ironing-board clamp comprising a stationary jaw member adapted to be secured to an ironing-board and having an opening surnesses.

FRED HOFACKER. Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. HOFACKER, HARRY W. HOFACKER. 

